Lauderhill, FL Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial/industrial turf cap
- 60% of required landscape area
- Residential turf cap
- 70% of pervious surface requirement
- Preferred approach
- Preserve/reestablish native plant communities
- Exceptions
- School play areas, athletic/community outdoor uses
- Reviewing office
- Director of Community Development
Summary
In the City of Lauderhill, water conservation landscaping rules favor preserving and reestablishing native plant communities and cap turf grass at 60 percent of the required landscape area in commercial and industrial zones and 70 percent of the pervious surface requirement in residential zones, under Schedule J, Section 1.4.1.
The preservation of existing and native plant communities. Excludes invasive exotic pest plants;B.The reestablishment of native plant communities;C.Limited amount of lawn grass areas. Shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the required landscape area in commercial and industrial zones and not more than seventy (70) percent of the pervious surface requirement in residential zones.
Full Breakdown
Section 1.4.1 lists how a development can meet the City's water conservation landscaping requirement, starting with the preservation of existing and native plant communities, excluding invasive exotic pest plants, and the reestablishment of native plant communities. The same section then places a numeric ceiling on turf: lawn grass shall not exceed sixty percent of the required landscape area in commercial and industrial zones and not more than seventy percent of the pervious surface requirement in residential zones. Commercial zones can exceed that cap only for specific outdoor-activity uses named in subsection (C): schools needing outdoor play areas, with additional sod limited to the play area, and athletic clubs, drama schools, private lodges or community centers with outdoor activity areas, with additional sod limited to those areas.
Section 1.4.1 rounds out the standard with site-specific plant selection, shade trees to cut transpiration rates, on-site stormwater retention and pervious paving as additional compliance tools, all reviewed by the Director of Community Development. Existing native plant communities on a development site must be preserved in their entirety, with all trees, understory, and ground cover left intact and undisturbed, under Section 1.4.2.
Violations & Fines
A site plan that exceeds the 60 or 70 percent turf ceiling without qualifying for the school or athletic-use exception fails the Section 1.4.1 water conservation standard, and the Planning and Zoning Department can withhold site plan or site plan modification approval until the landscape plan is revised to meet the native-plant and turf-area requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
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